Rotational Physiotherapist
| Posting date: | 11 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Location: | Oxfordshire, OX4 6HJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9267-25-1117 |
Summary
Band 5 posts are designed to consolidate and build on graduate skills and academic knowledge, giving the newly qualified Physiotherapist a broad practical education of a range of patients and conditions. The rotations are currently 6 months duration (subject to change) and take place across the following disciplines: Community Therapy Community Hospital Stroke Unit Community Respiratory Service Childrens Integrated Therapies Mental Health Learning Disability MSK The core rotations are Community Therapy and Community Hospital and the expectation is that all post holders cover these. There is the opportunity to then request specialist rotations once the core rotations have been completed. Specialist rotations are in locations around the county and therefore travel is inevitable. The post-holder will work within a multidisciplinary or specialist rehabilitation team as part of a rotational post and be provided with a diverse range of experiences. Care delivered must be of high quality, cost-effective, and efficient and, safe. The post-holder may encounter patients who are adults, older adults or children and their carers / families in Oxfordshire. Care is delivered outside of the acute hospital setting and rehabilitation emphasis is on self-management, access to the patients environment and return to previous employment or involvement in the community. The post-holder may work in teams where the goal is prevention of admission or in one which supports early discharge from the acute hospital setting. To work within a generic or specialist rehabilitation team as part of a rotational post and be provided with a diverse range of experiences, and deliver high quality, cost-effective and efficient rehabilitation. To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to patients, in alignment with national and professional guidelines empowering individuals to manage their conditions and reach their full potential. To perform physiotherapeutic assessments of patients with diverse presentations and physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and formulate an individualised treatment plan. We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.